Author Archives: Christine
Does Your Child Have a Food Allergy? Join our #TweetTuesday with AllerMates!
Christine in For the love of parenting - 0 comments - posted on May 6th, 2013I remember back in the 80s and 90s, I didn’t know anyone with a food allergy. My first experience with food allergies was at a BBQ party in high school. One of the boys had a peanut allergy, but never told the parents who were hosting the party. There just so happened to be peanut butter used in the BBQ marinade. All the teenage boys were inhaling the kebabs and that one boy with the peanut allergy all of a sudden started gasping for air. He couldn’t breathe. His eyes got puffy and his face started turning red and then … Continue reading
Image source here via Google Images With today being Earth Day, I’m excited (and curious) to find out what everyone’s doing with their kids in celebration of this special day. To be honest, I love that this day is recognized, but I do believe Earth Day should be every day. As parents, it’s our job to teach our kids about treading a little lighter on the earth and making decisions that will be gentler on our planet. Little One is really excited that today is Earth Day! At four years of age, she is looking forward to all the fun activities … Continue reading
Good Night’s Sleep #PTPABabeez Sleep Chat April 18th!
Christine in Been Around the Blog, For the love of parenting - 5 comments - posted on Apr 15th, 2013I was under the serverely misguided impression that once my baby was a toddler and long past infancy, I would be getting a good night’s sleep. Wrong. My daughter is now four years old and though she loves her sleep (she’s not a morning person!), she sometimes often wakes up in the middle of the night. The Witching Hour for her is usually around 3AM. She doesn’t wake up completely, but often cries and complains about having foot pain or leg pain. Sometimes it’s a tummy ache and sometimes it’s a bad dream that causes her to scream in the … Continue reading
Finding Inspiration…From YOU! #PTPAInspires
Christine in Inspiration - 24 comments - posted on Mar 31st, 2013Last week, during our #10kptpa celebration, we asked you, our fans, to share some of your parenting insights. I was really impressed by Blogaholic, LisaMarieF’s The ABCs of Parenting Challenge blog post that it prompted me to ask on Twitter, “What are some of your parenting insights?” An overwhelming number of PTPA fans and followers shared some amazing parenting gems. Here are but a few that caught my eye: “On those tough days take a deep breath and remember they grow up fast and enjoy them while you can.” @lindal3520 “I teach my children to be respectful, kind, and grateful for … Continue reading
La Roche-Posay’s Itch-Free Day {CHILDREN’S CONTEST} #itchfreeday
Christine in Just Between Us - 1 comment - posted on Mar 25th, 2013For many parents, finding ways to help their children who suffer from eczema can be a challenge. Eczema can vary from persistent skin conditions of dryness and recurring rashes to the more severe blistering, cracking, crusting, or flaking. Fellow Blogaholic, Carol Gomez (of the blog Carol Au Courant) wrote about her daughter’s recent eczema flare ups here. It’s not pleasant – no matter what your age is, but for some reason it always seems worse when it’s a young child experiencing pain and discomfort like this. I was surprised at the number of infants and young children that are affected … Continue reading
Discovery Box – Magic & Amazement in a Box!
Christine in Just Between Us, Product Reviews - 4 comments - posted on Mar 19th, 2013There’s nothing more amazing and heartwarming than seeing the look of awe and amazement in your child’s face. When my child is at home from school, we love reading books, baking, going for hikes, doing science experiments, arts and crafts, and just having lots of fun together. I’ve got a whole slew of experiments and craft ideas in folders, but am always looking for more fun and educational things to do with her. We were so excited when were introduced to Discovery Box! Green Kids Crafts sends kids a monthly Discovery Box packed with eco-friendly, educational, hands on arts, crafts … Continue reading
We’re Having A Party! A Spring #ptpachat & We Want You To Join Us!
Christine in Enter to Win! - 2 comments - posted on Mar 13th, 2013With the milder temperature, the birds chirping, and sun shining, PTPA is in the mood for celebrating! What better way to celebrate than to party (Twitter style) with some of our latest and greatest Spring PTPA Award Winners! Though we most certainly love a great #ptpachat, we also love sharing some great prizes with our wonderful followers! Want to see some fabulous new winners that are in our Winners’ Circle? The following are participating in our #ptpachat! Have a blast tweeting with us for an hour AND have a chance to win great prizes? Sounds like a fun way to … Continue reading
Celebrate the Day of Love with PTPA & the Sassy @MishLockwood! #ptpalovechat
Christine in Just Between Us - 2 comments - posted on Feb 8th, 2013Are you a hopeless romantic or is Valentine’s Day just another day on the calendar for you and your significant other? Need to find some ways to spice things up? Do you want some ideas for ways to make your Valentine feel cherished? Our very own Blogaholic and resident love guru, Michelle Lockwood will be co-hosting a fun PTPA tweet chat with us on February 14th from 12-1PM EST. You may remember Mish from her sassy posts: Fantasy and Role Play in the Bedroom, What he REALLY wants for Christmas, and How Pinterest Can Improve your Sex Life. The one … Continue reading